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You may know the way to San Jose but how about San Alex That s the name that visitors to Below Theaters website spotted lately in every reference to the city the downtown venue calls home It isn t due to various online virus but instead is a silent protest in response to Vice President JD Vance in recent weeks referring to U S Sen Alex Padilla as Jose Shannon Guggenheim Below s co-creative director declared she ascertained Vance s name-calling to be wildly inappropriate and racist The downtown San Alex theater doesn t shy away from political issues you can check out the movies in its Reel Justice Reel Pride and Never Again Is Now big-screen series to see that and saw the chance to get a cheeky message across and show California s senior senator various endorsement Just our way of adding our voice to the various who backing the rights of our citizens and make sure our neighbors know we care about them and their families when it comes to the immigration procedures the current regime has in place Guggenheim explained And that a Senator might be a bit of a saint considering how he s handled himself after being treated so abominably JAZZY NIGHT IN LOS GATOS The crowd was cool the weather was cool and the music was definitely cool Wednesday in Los Gatos as Mads Tolling and his Mads Men along with vocalist Kenny Washington kicked off the Jazz on the Plazz weekly music series Vocalist Kenny Washington left and violinist Mads Tolling perform during the first show for Jazz on the Plazz a free weekly music series in Los Gatos that kicked off its rd season on June Sal Pizarro Bay Area News Group Teri Hope Jonathan Knowles and Ginger McDonald the trio leading its parent nonprofit Los Gatos Music and Arts and a legion of supporters have done a great job keeping the series going For opening night Los Gatos Vice Mayor Rob Moore and Los Gatos-Monte Sereno Police Chief Jamie Field both made non-musical appearances on stage and Santa Clara County Assessor Larry Stone who in recent days communicated his retirement after more than years was called out in the audience and greeted with his usual chorus of friendly boos Now in its rd season Jazz on the Plazz remains free to attend though you can purchase a reserved seat along with food and beverage tickets That makes it an amazing bargain when you check out the lineup which includes the Full Spectrum Jazz Orchestra July Ren Geisick July Jazz Mafia Aug and Tony Lindsay and the Soul Soldiers Aug And unless you were there Wednesday night you re reading it here first that this year s Los Gatos Music and Arts Gala will feature the Brubeck Brothers Quartet performing Sept at the Addison-Penzak JCC in Los Gatos Get the full lineup and more information at www jazzontheplazz com JACK BLACK ATTACK If there s one thing that triumphant family flicks have in common these days it seems to be actor Jack Black The San Jose Downtown Association is set to find out how true that is by services three of his family-favorite hits for this summer s Starlight Sundays series which starts this weekend at St James Park School of Rock Nacho Libre and A Minecraft Movie After we booked the first two we realized we had to get a third Jack Black movie event producer Fil Maresca reported Related Articles Music memories fill the air at San Jose Jazz charity event Robots abound at the new Alamo Drafthouse movie theater in Mountain View San Jose calls off a popular July fireworks show for safety concerns Guys stroll Santana Row in heels for YWCA s Walk a Mile in Their Shoes From festivals to protests it s going to be a full weekend in San Jose The series is going to be supercharged this year too with serious pre-show entertainment that pairs with the evening movie The School of Rock House Band will perform June Pro Wrestling Revolution will be throwing themselves around July and Character Select the Bay Area band that plays video championship tunes takes the stage July Each event starts at p m with food trucks a beer garden and other events HOPPY HOEDOWN Cowboy hats and boots will be the apparel of choice Saturday Boot Scootin Brew a day of country music and line-dancing at the Gordon Biersch brewery in San Jose Don t worry if you don t know how to line dance there ll be lessons and if that doesn t help there ll be beer The party at E Taylor St goes from to p m and it pays to arrive early Admission is free until when a cover charge kicks in RUN WHITE AND BLUE The fifth annual Stars and Strides Run hits downtown San Jose this Saturday morning with proceeds from the event co-presented by Bloom Vitality and Tarana Wireless benefiting the Valley Healthcare Foundation It s unfailingly fun to see participants get into the spirit of the event by dressing up for the Alaska Airlines costume contest which I m helping to judge again this year Several of the costumed participants from the fourth annual Stars and Strides Run pose in downtown San Jose on June Sal Pizarro Bay Area News Group The contest takes place minutes before the a m race but it could be worth your while to get there early in costume Alaska is awarding two vouchers for round-trip tickets anywhere Alaska flies to the winner of both categories Independence Day-themed and not You can still register to take part in the K K or kids run at www starsandstridesrun com Even if you re not hitting the unit you can dependably come by for the festival at Discovery Meadow which will include live music kids initiatives and a beer and mimosa garden